This appendix contains information on various sources of Linux information,
such as online documents, books, and more. Many of these documents are
available either in printed form, or electronically from the Internet or
BBS systems. Many Linux distributions also include much of this documentation
in the distribution itself, so after you have installed Linux these files
may be present on your system.

These documents should be available on any of the Linux FTP archive sites
(see Appendix for a list). If you do not have direct
access to FTP, you may be able to locate these documents on other online
services (such as CompuServe, local BBSs, and so on). If you have access
to Internet mail, you can use the ftpmail service to receive these
documents. See Appendix for more information.

In particular, the following documents may be found on sunsite.unc.edu
in the directory /pub/Linux/docs. Many sites mirror this
directory; however, if you're unable to locate a mirror site near you,
this is a good one to fall back on.

The Linux Documentation Project (LDP) is working on developing good,
reliable documentation for the Linux operating system. The overall
goal of the LDP authors is to write documents in various formats that
cover installing, configuring, and using Linux. The LDP produces
documents in a variety of formats: plain text that you can read
anywhere, HTML documents you can read with a browser, man pages that
can be read online or in a book, and typeset documentation that can be
printed and read in books.

The LDP's ``home'' is its web page, found at
http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/ and countless mirrors listed at
http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/hmirrors.html. This is the place to check
for updates, news, and some documents that only exist online. A few
documents that exist only online are;

If you have comments about any particular document in this set, feel
free to send it to the author. All documents have the author's email
address to send comments to, and while the authors may not always have
time to respond, they do read and consider thoughtful comments on
their work. Your comments help make the next versions of these
documents better. If you have comments or questions about the LDP in
general, please contact Greg Hankins via email at
<gregh@sunsite.unc.edu>.

Linux Journal is a monthly magazine for and about the Linux
community, written and produced by a number of Linux developers and
enthusiasts. It is distributed worldwide, and is an excellent way to keep
in touch with the dynamics of the Linux world, especially if you don't
have access to USENET news.

At the time of this writing, subscriptions to Linux Journal are
US$22/year in the United States, US$27 in Canada, and US$37 elsewhere.
To subscribe, or for more information, write to Linux Journal, PO Box 55549,
Seattle, WA, 98155-0549, USA, or call +1 206 782-7733, or toll free
1-888-66-Linux in North America. Their FAX number is
+1 206 782-7191, and e-mail address is linux@ssc.com. You can also
find a Linux Journal FAQ and sample articles via anonymous FTP
on sunsite.unc.edu in /pub/Linux/docs/linux-journal.

As we have said, not many books have been published dealing with Linux
specifically. However, if you are new to the world of UNIX, or want more
information than is presented here, we suggest that you take a look at
the following books which are available.